Official Journal of the Council of the City of St Kilda
May 1979
Council campaign to cleanup St Kilda St Kilda Council has started a city-wide clean up campaign. Ten thousand reusable litter bags have already been handed out. And shopkeepers have been asked to help publicise the necessity to keep the city's streets clean.
• Traffic and by-laws officer Harold Slaughter hands out one of St. Kilda Council's litter bags in Carlisle St.
The Grants — St Ki Ida's personalities
Where city's $9 million is going
Children's holiday activities
The library has films and books
Under existing legislation anyone caught dropping litter is liable to a $50 fine. plastic bags byipril 8, were primarily designed for use in cars. Drivers are being encouraged to keep their litter until it can be disposed of properly. Council has asked shopkeepers to display signs warning of the $50 littering fine which can be made on-the-spot by by-laws officers. Posters have also been distributed to local schools, and service and sporting organisations. It costs St Kilda nearly $1 million every year to conduct street cleaning and refuse collection operations. The council is also encouraging the beautification of the city through its annual Garden Week which includes distribution of plants to residents and community groups. The latest drive by council to encourage a cleaner city was started on April 8 to coincide with Keep Australia Beautiful National Week. C o u n c i l has adopted the motto Keep Our City clean and has asked all residents to help its endeavors to make sure the whole municipality is kept litter free.
Fun year for the city kids This year promises to be full of fun and friendship for St Kilda's children. In keeping with the International Year of the Child, council has joined with s c h o o l s , kindergartens, child c a r e c e n t r e s , youth clubs and parents, to promote 1979 as Fun and Friendship year.
The Year of the Child was declared by the United Nations and the theme in Australia is Care.
The stated aims of the Year are: To raise the awareness of, and stimulate action to meet the needs of all children; To review and renew attitudes and approaches to the care of children;
To identify and initiate action and o v e r c o m e inadequacies, duplication and inconsistencies in the provision of services to children; To h i g h l i g h t and accommodate the particular needs of disadvantaged of children.
A local committee has been formed to publicise Fun and Friendship activities in St Kilda and examine child care issues. More activities will be held throughout the year in the c i t y ' s p a r k s , streets, schools, kindergartens and the library.
Parents have been urged to join in and watch out for activities publicised in a "children's newspaper" to be distributed soon.
A list of activities for schoolchildren during the May holidays is on page 4.